Students with Disabilities

For students with disabilities, knowing their rights and responsibilities as well as the responsibilities of a college or university is important when requesting the support they need to learn and work successfully.

Eligibility for Academic Accommodations

Eligibility for academic accommodations in college is based on documented need. Documentation can be provided through the Support for Accommodation Request form (SAR instructions) or other school records. After review by the college student disabilities services provider, additional information may be requested to determine a student's eligibility for accommodations. The cost of any testing will be the responsibility of the student and family.

Academic accommodations may include:

Note takers

Extended time for tests

Readers and/or scribes

Books in alternate formats

Computer assisted technology

Interpreter services

Accessible classrooms

Services of a personal nature are not considered academic accommodations. To access personal services, students will need to contact the academic support/enrichment person on campus, their Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation counselor, and/or the Iowa Department for the Blind.

AHEAD provides numerous workshops/conferences that focus on common problems and solutions for upgrading the quality of services available for students with disabilities in postsecondary institutions around the world.

Transition in Iowa provides youth with disabilities information and tools that can be used to plan a successful move to adult living, learning and working. Transition in Iowa is a part of ASK Resource Center.